Word: helps
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Ahrons says a separation, while very painful, can help keep the anger down and give a couple time to think. If both are unsure about the future of the marriage, it can provide a time-out, during which they can see what life would be like without the other. "Sometimes," Ahrons says, "a separation can lead back into marriage. Sometimes it leads to divorce. But if couples are able to clarify things, it will improve their marriage--or make their divorce better...
...there is a silver lining to this, it's that those who were operated on had a similar survival rate regardless of race. So getting the word out that there is a proven treatment could help close the gap. It's also vital for doctors and patients to make sure they understand each other. Often it takes only a little extra time and attention to bridge any cultural differences...
...informative analysis of the recent spate of fictionalized memoirs [ESSAY, Oct. 4], Charles Krauthammer bewails "how far we've come in bending the notion of historical truth." One cannot help wondering why he did not mention the four most widely known examples of apologetically inspired fictionalization: the canonical Gospels. Krauthammer's examples of "brazen confabulators who make up their histories and the slavish academics who justify them" are simply following the examples of the ancient Evangelists and the modern Evangelicals. What goes around comes around. THOMAS W. HALL JR. Foster...
TIME's continuing series of special issues on the 100 most influential people of the 20th century will culminate in December, when we will name a single figure as the Person of the Century. To help the magazine's editors make the choice, we are asking a select group of people to tell us whom they would pick. Here are the latest intriguing nominations...
Those were comforting words to JonBenet's family. JEFF RAMSEY, John's brother, told TIME, "We want to do whatever we can to find the killer, hopefully with the help of law-enforcement agencies...